Basic Psychological Processes - I

Paper Code: 
PSY 111
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will familiarize students with the basic psychological processes and the relating factors which influence them. It will also focus on some important application areas of Psychology.

9.00
Unit I: 

Introduction: Definition and goals of Psychology; Approaches: Biological, Psychodynamic, Behaviorist, Cognitive, Methods: Experimental, Observation and Case study; Fields of application.

9.00
Unit II: 

Sensory-Perceptual Processes: Attention : Nature of Attention and its determinants; Perception: Perceptual organization - Perceptual Constancy, Determinants of perception; Types of perception - Form, Space, Depth.

9.00
Unit III: 

Learning : Definition; Classical and Operant Conditioning; Verbal Learning, Observational Learning and Application of Learning Principles.

9.00
Unit IV: 

Memory and Forgetting : Process of Memory: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval; Stages of Memory: Sensory, Short term and Long term. Improving Memory; Constructive Memory; Forgetting; Theories of Forgetting.

9.00
Unit V: 

Thinking and Reasoning : Concepts, Categories and Cognitive Maps; Inductive and Deductive Reasoning, Problem Solving Approaches, Solution Strategies and Mental Sets.

Essential Readings: 
  • Atkinson R.L., Atkinson, R.C. and Hilgard, F.R. (1990). Introduction to Psychology. N.Y. : Harcourt Brace.
  • Feldman, R.S. (1998). Understanding Psychology. N.D. : Tata McGraw Hill.
  • Baron, R.A. (1995). Psychology : The Essential Science. New York : Allyn & Bacon.
  • Zimbardo, P.G., & Weber, A.L. (1997). Psychology. New York : Harper Collins College Publishers.
  • Lefton, L.A. (1985). Psychology. Boston : Allyn & Baron.
References: 
  1. Maliam, T. and Birch, A. (1998) Introductory Psychology. London : McMillan.
  2. Morgan, C.T. King, R.A. & Weizs J.R., Schopler, J (1986). Introduction to General Psychology. NY : McGraw Hill.
  3. Zimbardo (1998). Psychology and Life. NY : Harper and Row.
  4. Crowder, R.G. (1976). Principles of Learning and Memory. NY : Lawrence Erlbaum. Dember and Warm, J.S. (1979). Psychology of Perception. NY : Holt.
  5. Rock, I. (1995). Perception NY : Scientific American.
  6. Newell, A. and Simon, H. (1972). Human Problem Solving. NJ : Prentice Hall.
  7. Wilhite, S.C. and Payne, D.E. (1992). Learning and Memory : The Basis of Behaviors. Needham Heights, Mass : Allyn and Bacon.
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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